NTU Drops in World University Rankings

NTU Drops in World University Rankings

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National Taiwan University (NTU) has dropped six places to 76th in international university rankings released by a London-based information firm Thursday.

It was the only Taiwanese university to make the top 100 in the report for 2018 by Quacquarelli Symonds.

National Chiao Tung University, which came in 174th last year, tumbled more than 30 places to 207th, and National Tsing Hua University fell 10 spots to 171st.

But it wasn't all bad news for Taiwan.

Three schools - National Cheng Kung University, National Taiwan Normal University and National Sun Yat-sen University - improved on their rankings from the previous year, while National Central University and Taipei Medical University entered the top 400 for the first time. …